VietNamNet Bridge – In its master plan for socio-economic development from now till 2020 with vision till 2030, Ha Noi sets a target to become a driving force in national development.

Overview of My Dinh New Urban Area in Ha Noi's Tu Liem District. Housing, public infrastructure and employment will be among priorities in the city's socio-economic master plan as, by 2030, its population is expected to reach 9.2 million. (Photo: VNS)
Under the master plan, approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Decision 1081/QD TTg, the city's economic growth will be 12-13 per cent – on an average for the period 2011-15, 11-12 per cent for the following five year plan (2016-20), and between 9.5-10 per cent for 2021-30.

By 2015, GDP per capita in Ha Noi will be US $4,100-4,300. By 2020 the figure will be $7,100-7,500, and by 2030 it will be more than double – from $16.000-17.000.

Ha Noi will be home to 7.2-7.3 million people by 2015; by 2020 the population will rise to around 8 million and by 2030 it will reach 9.2 million.

In the master plan, by 2015 more than 55 per cent of the city's labour force will have acquired a professional skill set, and that figure will increase to between 70-75 per cent by 2020. By that time, Ha Noi will become a training centre, producing high-quality workers for the country and the region.

Under the plan, the service sector is one of the top priorities in the city's development, including finance, banking, insurance, stock exchange, post and telecommunications, science and technology, health care, education and training, consultancy and public transport.

While focusing on economic development, Ha Noi also set a target to create between 135,000 – 140,000 jobs annually during the period 2011-15. In the following five years (2016-20), the figure will be from 155,000-160,000 jobs per year.

The city's leadership also wants to invest in the development of the transport infrastructure in a hope to be able to solve the problem of traffic. To that end, the city will focus its investments on public transportation options, such as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), the elevated rail and metro systems.

The plan's aim is to build Ha Noi into a green, cultural, civilised and modern city with its own characteristics. In its spatial development plan, Ha Noi will be developed into a cluster city with its centre – the old Ha Noi – surrounded by satellite cities, towns and countryside.

Ha Noi will have five satellite cities and each will have its own function. Hoa Lac is a city of science, technology and training. Son Tay is a city of culture, history, resorts and tourism.Xuan Mai is a city of services and supporting industries like handicrafts and craft villages.

Phu Xuyen is a city of industry and a transport hub. And Soc Son is a city of services, particularly for the Noi Bai International Airport, the Kunming-Ha Noi-Quang Ninh economic corridor and the Soc Son landscape.

Under the master plan, total social investment for the five years from 2011-15 is estimated at about $69-70 billion and between $110-120 billion for the following five years (2016-20).

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